Wednesday, April 16, 2014

June 1st is the deadline for the Bridges of Portland Quilt. We will have an unveiling at the end of June and the quilts will debut at NW Quilt Expo in the Fall. Our long term goal is to hang them at the Portland Airport and then send them to the Houston International Quilt Show.

Choose one of the 10 official bridges in the Portland Metro area, including Oregon City and the new light rail/walking bridge and come up with a "Modern Interpretation," not an exact replication. So far 53 people have signed up to make a quilt. We don't want it to be a miniature or a gigantic quilt. We are asking everyone to use at least 1/2 yard of waterfront park fabric by Violet Craft for Michael MiIler.Be sure you have a sleeve and use the Expo guidelines for sizing.We also need a short story (paragarph or two) of why you chose your bridge.

Don’t share your quilt with anyone until the unveiling so that each quilt is an expression of the creator.

Inspiring and Humorous Quilting Quotes

Geri shared some inspiring quotes about quilters...

"I’m creative... I don't have to be neat."

"If there are no quilting bees in heaven, I’m not going."

"The only place housework comes before quilting is in the dictionary."

"Quilters effect eternity."

New Fabric Previews -

We were the first ones in the country to see some new fabrics from Windham designers Marcia Derse and Carrie Bloomstein. They won't be here for at least 2 months, but we are taking pre-orders.

You can see the progression of her work and evolution as a quilter by looking at her quilts.

She found this old wedding ring quilt and fell in love with it because the quilt speaks to a moment in time - the 60’s - They were the quilters favorite fabrics and scraps - it tells a story. This is why Rachel quilts - quilts have meaning for her.

2006 faded memories - from a Moda charm pack.

This is the first quilt she quilted on a longarm.

Rachel's husband has a signature green color that is in every quilt.

ahh - the 30's fabric

Moving on to circles, spirals and open space.

Kite Quilt

The bento box morphed into black and pastel.

Three Rail Fence - blues and greens - used for teaching women in prison to sew.